San Diego's Planning Commission has unanimously voted down the central element of Mayor Todd Gloria's housing plan, a measure that would have eliminated single-family zoning in most of the city.

In May, Gloria proposed a package of incentives and regulatory changes with the goal of spurring new housing construction for middle- and low-income residents, college students and people facing homelessness.

The package also would have made San Diego one of the few cities in California to adopt the state's Senate Bill 10, which allows as many as 10 housing units on a single property if its located in proximity to transit.

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